South Korea men's national volleyball team
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Association | Korea Volleyball Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Confederation | AVC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FIVB ranking | 34 (as of November 26, 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Appearances | 8 (First in 1964) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | 5th (1984) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Appearances | 9 (First in 1956) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | 4th (1978) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Appearances | 19 (First in 1975) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The South Korea men's national volleyball team (Korean : 대한민국 남자 배구 국가대표팀) represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has competed in the Olympic Games eight times, but has not featured since the Sydney 2000 Games. The team's best performance at the Olympic Games was 5th place at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, California, United States. The national team at the Asian Championship winner four gold medal in 1989 Seoul, 1993 Nakhon Ratchasima, 2001 Changwon and 2003 Tianjin. This performance did not come close to matching their best FIVB World Championship finish of fourth in 1978, when they lost to Cuba in the bronze medal match.
Results[]
Olympic Games[]
1964 – 10th place
1968 – Did not qualify
1972 – 7th place
1976 – 6th place
1980 – Did not participate due to US-led boycott
1984 – 5th place
1988 – 11th place
1992 – 9th place
1996 – 9th place
2000 – 9th place
2004 – Did not qualify
2008 – Did not qualify
2012 – Did not qualify
2016 – Did not qualify
2020 – Did not qualify
– To Be Determined
World Championship[]
1949 – Did not participate
1952 – Did not participate
1956 – 18th place
1960 – Did not participate
1962 – Did not participate
1966 – Did not participate
1970 – Qualified but later withdrew
1974 – 13th place
1978 – 4th place
1982 – 8th place
1986 – Did not qualify
1990 – 14th place
1994 – 8th place
1998 – 13th place
2002 – Qualified but later withdrew
2006 – 17th place
2010 – Did not qualify
2014 – 17th place
2018 – Did not qualify
2022 – Did not qualify
World Cup[]
1965 – Did not qualify
1969 – Did not qualify
1977 – 7th place
1981 – Did not qualify
1985 – 7th place
1989 – 7th place
1991 – 5th place
1995 – 8th place
1999 – 7th place
2003 – 6th place
2007 – 11th place
2011 – Did not qualify
2015 – Did not qualify
2019 – Did not qualify
World Grand Champions Cup[]
1993 – 6th place
1997 – Did not qualify
2001 – 4th place
2005 – Did not qualify
2009 – Did not qualify
2013 – Did not qualify
2017 – Did not qualify
World League[]
1990 – Did not participate
1991 – 9th place
1992 – 8th place
1993 – 10th place
1994 – 9th place
1995 – 6th place
1996 – Did not participate
1997 – 11th place
1998 – 11th place
1999 – Did not participate
2000 – Did not participate
2001 – Did not participate
2002 – Did not participate
2003 – Did not participate
2004 – Did not participate
2005 – Did not participate
2006 – 10th place
2007 – 9th place
2008 – 13th place
2009 – 14th place
2010 – 16th place
2011 – 13th place
2012 – 14th place
2013 – 15th place
2014 – 19th place
2015 – 18th place
2016 – 23rd place
2017 – 18th place
Nations League[]
Asian Championship[]
1975 –
Runners-up
1979 –
Runners-up
1983 –
3rd place
1987 –
3rd place
1989 –
Champions
1991 –
Runners-up
1993 –
Champions
1995 –
3rd place
1997 – 5th place
1999 –
3rd place
2001 –
Champions
2003 –
Champions
2005 –
3rd place
2007 –
3rd place
2009 –
3rd place
2011 –
3rd place
2013 –
Runners-up
2015 – 7th place
2017 –
3rd place
2019 – 4th place
2021 – 8th place
Asian Games[]
1958 – Did not participate
1962 – 5th place
1966 –
Runners-up
1970 –
Runners-up
1974 –
Runners-up
1978 –
Champions
1982 –
3rd place
1986 –
Runners-up
1990 –
Runners-up
1994 –
3rd place
1998 –
Runners-up
2002 –
Champions
2006 –
Champions
2010 –
3rd place
2014 –
3rd place
2018 –
Runners-up
Asian Cup[]
2008 –
Runners-up
2010 – 6th place
2012 – 5th place
2014 –
Champions
2016 – 8th place
2018 – 8th place
– Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Current squad[]
The following is the Korean roster called up for the Jincheon Training Camp to represent Korea in the Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian qualification[1]
Number | Name | Current Team | Birthdate | Height (cm) | Position |
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14 | ![]() |
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | December 28, 1990 | 197 | MB |
2 | ![]() |
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | December 16, 1985 | 189 | S |
9 | ![]() |
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | March 23, 1988 | 190 | OH |
10 | ![]() |
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | March 10, 1995 | 195 | OH |
18 | ![]() |
Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers | October 4, 1986 | 198 | MB |
11 | ![]() |
Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers | April 19, 1988 | 193 | MB |
12 | ![]() |
Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers | September 18, 1991 | 194 | OH |
3 | ![]() |
Seoul Woori Card Wibee | April 8, 1994 | 198 | OH |
5 | ![]() |
Seoul Woori Card Wibee | July 8, 1995 | 183 | L |
4 | ![]() |
Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars | October 5, 1991 | 178 | L |
1 | ![]() |
Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars | November 12, 1996 | 189 | S |
13 | ![]() |
Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs | July 25, 1985 | 200 | OP |
7 | ![]() |
Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers | April 7, 1998 | 195 | OH |
19 | ![]() |
Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers | September 6, 1993 | 201 | MB |
Former squads[]
Squads[]
World Cup[]
- 2003 World Cup – 6th place
- , , Yeo Oh-hyun, Choi Tae-woong (c), Shin Sun-ho, Lee Sun-kyu, , , Suk Jin-wook, , Shin Young-soo and Chang Byung-chul. Head coach: .
Asian Games[]
- 2010 Asian Games –
3rd place
- Shin Young-soo, Han Sun-soo, , Moon Sung-min, Yeo Oh-hyun, Kim Hak-min, Kim Yo-han, , Park Chul-woo, Suk Jin-wook (c), Ha Hyun-yong and Shin Yung-suk. Head coach: .
- 2014 Asian Games –
3rd place
- Song Myung-geun, Han Sun-soo (c), Shin Yung-suk, Lee Min-gyu, Park Sang-ha, Kwak Seung-suk, Bu Yong-chan, Choi Min-ho, Jeon Kwang-in, Park Chul-woo, Seo Jae-duck and Jeong Min-su. Head coach: Park Ki-won.
Asian Championship[]
- 2001 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship —
Champions
- Choi Tae-woong, , Kim Sang-woo, Shin Sun-ho, , Kim Se-jin, Chang Byung-chul, Shin Jin-sik, Lee Kyung-soo, Suk Jin-wook, , Lee Ho. Head Coach: .
- 2003 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship —
Champions
- Choi Tae-woong, , Shin Sun-ho, Lee Sun-kyu, , , Shin Young-soo, Lee Kyung-soo, Suk Jin-wook, , , Yeo Oh-hyun. Head Coach: .
- 2005 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship —
3rd place
- , , Park Chul-woo, , Yeo Oh-hyun, , Shin Sun-ho, Ha Hyun-yong, Lee Kyung-soo, , Lee Sun-kyu, Chang Byung-chul. Head Coach: Gong Jeong-bae.
- 2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship —
3rd place
- , You Kwang-woo, Ha Hyun-yong, , Lee Sun-kyu, Moon Sung-min, , Lee Kyung-soo, , , Yeo Oh-hyun, . Head Coach: Yoo Joong-tak.
- 2009 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship —
3rd place
- Han Sun-soo, Hwang Dong-il, , Lee Sun-kyu, , Kim Yo-han, , , , Choi Hong-suk, Yeo Oh-hyun, . Head Coach: .
- 2011 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship —
3rd place
- Han Sun-soo, , Shin Yung-suk, Lee Sun-kyu, , Kim Yo-han, , Lee Kyung-soo, Jeon Kwang-in, Choi Hong-suk, Yeo Oh-hyun, . Head Coach: Park Ki-won.
- 2013 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship —
Runners-up
- Han Sun-soo, Park Sang-ha, Jin Sang-heon, , Kim Jeong-hwan, , Kwak Seung-suk, Jeon Kwang-in, Song Myung-geun, , Bu Yong-chan, Oh Jae-seong. Head Coach: Park Ki-won.
- 2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — 7th place
- , Lee Min-gyu, Moon Sung-min, Seo Jae-duck, Song Hee-chae, Choi Hong-suk, Kwak Seung-suk, Choi Min-ho, Shin Yung-suk, Ji Tae-hwan, Jeong Min-su, Oh Jae-seong. Head Coach: Moon Yong-kwan.
- 2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship —
3rd place
- Lee Min-gyu, No Jae-wook, Moon Sung-min, Jung Ji-seok, Song Hee-chae, Park Joo-hyeong, Lee Si-woo, Choi Hong-suk, Lee Kang-won, Kim Jae-hwi, Shin Yung-suk, Jin Sang-heon, Bu Yong-chan, Oh Jae-seong. Head Coach: Moon Yong-kwan.
- 2019 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — 4th place
- Hwang Taek-eui, , Jeong Min-su, , Heo Su-bong, Kwak Seung-suk, Jung Ji-seok, Choi Min-ho, Jin Seong-tae, , , , Shin Yung-suk, Kim Jae-hwi. Head Coach: Im Do-heon.
Asian Cup[]
- 2008 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup —
Runners-up
- , Park Chul-woo, Moon Sung-min, Yeo Oh-hyun, Choi Tae-woong, Lee Sun-kyu, Ha Hyun-yong, Shin Young-soo, , Kim Yo-han, Hwang Dong-il, Shin Yung-suk. Head Coach: .
- 2010 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup — 6th place
- Shin Young-soo, Han Sun-soo, Yeo Oh-hyun, Choi Tae-woong, Lee Sun-kyu, Kim Hak-min, Suk Jin-wook, , Choi Hong-suk, , , . Head Coach: .
- 2012 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup — 5th place
- Jeon Kwang-in, Park Jin-woo, Lee Min-gyu, Oh Jae-seong, Lee Kang-won, Son Hyun-jong, Song Hee-chae, Jin Seong-tae, Hwang Dong-il, , , Song Myung-geun. Head Coach: Park Ki-won.
- 2014 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup —
Champions
- Song Myung-geun, Han Sun-soo, Shin Yung-suk, Lee Min-gyu, Park Sang-ha, Kwak Seung-suk, Bu Yong-chan, Choi Min-ho, Jeon Kwang-in, Park Chul-woo, Seo Jae-duck, Jeong Min-su. Head Coach: Park Ki-won.
- 2016 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup — 8th place
- , , , Lee Seung-won, , , , , Hwang Taek-eui, , , Kim Jae-hwi. Head Coach: .
- 2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup — 8th place
- , , Heo Su-bong, , Park Joo-hyeong, , , , , , , Jung Sung-min. Head Coach: Park Hee-sang.
Kit providers[]
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the South Korea national volleyball team.
Period | Kit provider |
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2000– | Asics |
Sponsorship[]
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Shinhan Bank.
See also[]
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "Team Roster - Korea". Donga Sports. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
External links[]
- Men's national sports teams of South Korea
- National men's volleyball teams
- Volleyball in South Korea